Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts of Europe celebrate after winning the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club in 2012 following a dramatic 14½ - 13½ victory.

Paul McGinley, the European captain, has put his faith in Poulter, Lee Westwood and Scotland's Steven Gallacher as his three wildcard picks for the 2014 match against the U.S. which begins on September 26.

Poulter was Europe's main man in Medinah, winning all four of his matches as his team came back from 10-6 down to claim an unlikely victory.

Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood will be playing in his eighth consecutive Ryder Cup after being names as one of McGinley's picks.

Stephen Gallacher will make his Ryder Cup debut at Gleneagles. The Scot will get the opportunity to play in front of his home crowd.

Westwood's fellow Briton Luke Donald was the unlucky man to miss out after failing to convince McGinley he deserved a place.